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Euplassa cantareirae

Euplassa cantareirae

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Euplassa cantareirae is an evergreen tree with a small, roundish or irregular crown; it can grow 20 - 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 70 - 90cm in diameter with a thick bark[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree yields a very beautiful timber, so is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and for export. An ornamental tree, it has the potential for use in landscaping[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - southern and eastern Brazil.
HabitatA canopy tree in the Atlantic rainforest, both in the mountain slopes and on the coastal plain, mainly in dense, primary forest, favouring moist, fertile soils[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].